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Webster 1913 Edition

Adj.

[L.

abluens

, p. pr. of.

abluere

to wash away;

luere

(

lavere

lavare

). See

Washing away; carrying off impurities; detergent.

–

Noun.

(Med.)

A detergent.

Adj.

[L. abluo, to wash away; ab and luo, or lavo, to wash.]

Washing clean; cleansing by water or liquids. [Little used except as a noun.]

Noun.

In medicine, that which thins, purifies or sweetens the blood. [See diluent and Abstergent.]